Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Car Accident

Well, our road trip from Dallas to Orange Country turned out to be a lot more than we bargained for. We were on our way through El Paso on I-10 when a vehicle ahead of us made a sudden stop to make an illegal u-turn. We were able to stop in time but I saw a motor home coming at us from the rear way too fast so we quickly changed lanes. Unfortunately it was not enough, the motor home plowed into the two cars that were previously in front of us ramming one right into our left rear quarter. At the scene it looked like we made it out alright but further inspection revealed that the chassis was twisted and rear differential was heavily damaged. The car is not drivable and we will find out later this week from our insurance company if it is a total loss or can be repaired.

We are both alright and the only injury was a bump that I got from hitting my head on the window during the jolt. All in all the two day trip from Dallas to the OC ended up taking 4 days rather than the 2 scheduled. We rented a car and have been using that in lieu of the 4Runner. Hopefully we will get some good news about the car later this week. Definitely not taking another road trip again anytime soon!!!



4 comments:

Peter said...

The sepia makes it extra classy.

Jenny said...

ooh that sounds like no fun, i hate accidents. glad to hear you guys are okay!

Fullmer said...

Scary scary, I hate car accidents. My family was just in one over the holidays as well,luckily everyone is ok. Looks like all is well and you guys are doing good. We need to get together sometime and keep in touch better! Take care!

Ashley said...

I am so glad you two are okay. I miss you much Mandy Sue let's go to lunc soon.